WAR TELEGRAMS.
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The following telegrams appeared in our special edition of yesterday:]
THE DARDANELLES,
-Detailed Adm1rally Report.
"Naval Admiration for Military Work,
April 30., 11.30 p.m.."
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 3, 19:5.
WAR TELEGRAMS,
GERMAN SUBMARINE ACTIVITY.
Two Small Craft Sunk.
April 30, 7.35 p.m. The collier Mobil has been torpedoed near the Hebrides. The crew of 23 were eaved,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
GEO. P. LAMMERT.
AUCTIONFER, SHARE & GENERAL. BROKER THE Undersigned has recolved instructions to soll by Public Auction on
WEDNESDAY.
the 5th, May, 1915, com. menoirg at H a.m. at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Stroet, OneBaby Sealskin Coat (original cost 1800 too). On view now.. Terme-Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
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The trawler Lilydale has been submviced off Grimsby. The ores were picked up by a patrol boat, which obased the submarine, The Admiralty, is their announcement, state that disembarka-firing fifty shots. The submarine ont-distanced the patrol-boat, but tion began before sunrise on April 25 on eix different beaches, it is believed the former was damaged. The operation was covered by the whole Fleet. The landing was immediately anccessful on five of the beaches, although the troops were vigorously opposed by the strongly entrenched enemy in enccessive lines, protected by barbed wire entanglements, some fifty yarda wide, and supported by artillery.
On the sixth beach, pear Seddal Bahr, the troops were unable to advance until the evening, when a fine attack by the British infan- try from the direction of Cape Tekeh relieved the pressure on their froat,
"Atrangements for the landing had been concerted with the utmost detail between the Fleet and the Army,
The first day resulted in strong foroas being established at ibree main points, namely:-The Australians and New Zealanders, on the lower slopes of caribair to the north of Gabatepe, the British at Cape Tekeh and Cape Helles, and near Merto Bay, and the French at Komkale.
After a gallant attack towarde Yenishehr, the enemy began strong counter-attacks in the afternoon, and hard" fighting ensued, Meanwhile the disembarkation of the Army proceeded continuously, being favcured with good weather..
Progress on the Peninsula.
The American steamer Cushing was titacked in the North Sea on Wednesday by German sirmen, although the name of the ship as painted in six-foot letters. Two bomb were dropped, but no demage resulted.
PROMISES TO ITALY.
May 1.,5.55 a.m.
1 Auctioneer.
HE 'Underrig ied has received. instructions to sell by Public Auction on
THURSDAY,
n
the 6th. May, 1915, common- cing at 2.30 p.m. at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street
A Large Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture
comprising:
Toak Hatstand, Tapestry, cov
The Petrograd correspondent of the Morning Post understandsvered Drawing Room Suite. Easy that the Allies have made an offer to Italy altogether superior to Chairs, Writing Tables, Over- anything that Germany can offer at the expense of Austria, and that it mantels with Heveled Mirrors, Carpets, Rugs, Pictures, Engrav- ia probable that Italy will join the Allies.
iogs and Ornaments, etc., eto,
GERMAN POSITION NEAR DUNKIRK BOMBED."
May 1., 2 a.m.
The Admiralty announces that the position of the German gune bombarding Dunkirk was verified by aircraft. It was attacked in the evening, and twelve small and two large bombs were dropped on it.
AIRCRAFT OFF SUFFOLK:
At daybrank on April 20. the enemy were still bolding the village and position around Beddel Babr, which was a labyrnih of
May 1., 5.55 a.m. caver, ruine, trenches, pits and entanglements. Aided by the Fleet, the British stormed the position in frontal attack, through undam-
Hostile air oralt were sighted off the coast of Suffolk in the after- aged wire ontanglements: Saddel Bahr was taken at two o'clock
The siroraft disappeared when parsued by British sirmen. On the morning of April 27 Doon. and four pompoms were captured. after repulsing the Turkish attack on the left towards Cape Helles, One report saya that the hostile craft consisted of four Zeppelins, but the Allies advanced and by eight o'clock were established in an this is not confirmed entrenched lice running from'a point two miles north of Cape Tekoh An advance has since to a small plateau above Detotta Battery. been made from there to the neighbourhood of Krithis.
Meanwhile the Australians and New Zealanders, who had pushed Son with the utmost boldness after landing on the twenty-fifth, had been engaged constantly, invariably repulsing the enemy with strong repeated counter-attacks. They fought with a fine spirit of determination.
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Early in the morning of April 27 a frash Turkish division was launched against Saribahir, preceded by heavy artillery fire. A 'bot engagement followed. The enemy came on boldly time after time, hat the Australiana defeated.every attempt.
Five Hundred Turks Captured.
The French at Kamkate were four times strongly bat unsac- sessfully counter-attacked on twenty-sixth. Five hundred Tarks in one of these attacke, were cut off by the fire from the Fleet, and esplored.
TURKISH PRINCE DEAD.
April 30, 8.25 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at "Amsterdam states the death has occurred at Constantinople of Prince Sahaed Din, con of the Salten Murad. He was one of the founders of the Decentralisation Party of Tarkey.
RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE,
Good Work at Ossowiecs.
May 1., 2.30 am.
A Petrograd official communique Bys :—— West of the Niemen we closely pressed the enemy's advance guards along the whole frost. An enemy attack near the fortress
Ossowiecs was repulsed with heavy loss.
The operation of landing the army in the face of modern wes-of pons and despite wire entanglements under the sea as well as on land, land mines, and deep pits with spiked at the bottom, was thus accomplished, and the Admiral reports that the Fleet is filled with intense admiration for the achievement of their military comrades.
There were barren enemy attacks north of Wakh and on they right bank of the Omuleff all day on the April 28th, all being re- pulsed, The enemy is retiring at one point to his old positions,
Attacks by the Austrians at Polen and in the region of Uezok in the Carpathians were repulsed with heavy loss. We took the
The casualties in the flot are not numerous and are confined to destroyers and bosts crows engaged in the landing operatione, in offensive in the direction of Stryi, and charged the trenches, which merchant asptains, oficere and crews of the transports also bayonetting the defenders and capturing 407 survivorB., participated.
Ai noon on April 27 a transport was reported off Maides, Be fore she could escape H M.S. Queen Elizabeth opened fire, and with her third shot hit and destroyed the transport which sank rapidly, Whether she contained troops or not could not be seen.
His Majesty's Congratulationé.
May 1, 12.50a.m.
German Blockade Failure."
(British Foreign Oflu Telegram.)
April 30,
Hie Majesty the King has telegraphed the following message to Rear-Admiral de Robeck and General Sir Ian Hamilton." It was
The Admiralty announce that during the week April 21 to 28, with intense satisfaction that I heard of the success which, in face of determined resistance, attended the combined Naval and Military 1441 vessels entered and left British ports of which ons was sunt by opérations at the Dardanelles. Please convey to all ranks, including enemy submarines. Four flabing remila wana sunk. The Allies, my hearty congratulations on their splendid schievement."
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BRITISH COMMUNIQUE.
Good Work by the French,
May 1, 12.45 p.m. Field-Marshal Sir John French, in a communique, reports:- The situation on our front is unchanged. During the last 48 hours the area in the neighbourhood of Ypres has been the scene of great artillery activity, but there have been no other operations su far as the British are concerned,"
Counter-attacks by the French on our immediate left to-day, supported by our artillery, made sensible progress.
A German aeroplane was attacked in the air yesterday, and was sleo bombarded by our guns. The machine was brought down in our linea,
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Successful mining operations have been carried out south-west
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FRENCH ... COMMUNIQUES.
More, Shells of Dunkirk.
May 1., 4.P0 p.m.
Reuter's correspondent at Paris states that the official com- There were several casualties. manique reports that ten more shelle fell in Dunkirk yesterday.
The situation is unchanged.
Progress at Ypres.
Teak Sideboards with Bevelled! Mirrors, Teak Dining Table and Chairs, 1 inner Waggons, Ice Chests, Dinner and Dessert Ser- vices, Cutlery and Glass Ware, Cooking Stove, etc., etc.
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Double and Single Wardrobes Mounted Iron Bedstrade, Teak with Bevelled Mirrors. Dressing Tables with Bevelled Mirrors, Marble Top Washstands, Toilet Crockery, White Lace Curtains, [etc, etc.
also
Afow pieces Canton Blackwood
Ware.
and
One Cottage Piano by "Challen" (in first class cor dition),
On view from Wednesday, th 5th inst.
Catalogue will be issued. Terms Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.
THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public Luction on
SATURDAY, the 8th May, 1915, com- mencing at II a.m., at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,
40 Cases Boehl Champagne Extra Dry (pints).
60 Cases Hoehl Champagne Extra Dry (quart).
...
Huehl Ingelheimer (quarte),
Liebfraumilch.
Hochleimer.
16 do
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13 do
17 do
Sparking Moselle, Hoffbrau.
6 do
Guin- sa Stout.
12 do
Cognac.
4 Casks Port. ~
also
25 Cases John Reggs
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NOTICES.
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PUBLIC COMPANIES
It is hereby notified that sealed tenders in duplicate, which shou'd be clearly marted "Ten.) der for Lease of part of Old Supreme Court Building," wil be received at the Colonial Monday, the 10th day of May, 1915, for the lease of certain Secretary's Office until noon of
Tooms on the Ground and First Floors of Old Supreme Court Building from 15th May to Set FONGKONG ICE COMPANY, December. 1915, subject to certain
on
May 1., 12.30 a.m. The Paris evening communique says:—— North of Ypres our attacks progressed along the whole We captured two successive lines of trenches, and a depth varying from a half to one kilometre. numerous prisonery.
front
conditions which can be ascer
made
tained at the Office of the Director of Public Works.
April 30, 7 35 p.m.
of Wytechnete and in the neighbourhood of Givenchy.
LATEST CASUALTY LISTS.
The latest casualty lists contain the following names Wounded: II. Anderson, Lac-Lient, C. Armitage (East Yorks),
0.0. Ashton, A. Bayliffe, 2nd Lieut. D. Bell (Camerons), C. Ber thon, S. Callard, 2nd-Lieut. O. Carew (East Yorks), R. Cracroft, A.
GALLIPOLI JCCUPIED (Havas Telegram.)
April 30,
French stock now stands at 7240.
Each tender must be accom-
NOTICE.
LTD.
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TOYO KISEŃ KAISHA. 6.8. "BRINYO MARU”” From SAN FRANCISCO, vis HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS
and SHANGHAL The above named Steamer have ing arrived, Consigness of cargo are hereby notified to send in their Bills of Lading for counter- signature, and to take immediate delivery of Cargo from alongside. Cargo remaining undelivered on lat May, will be landed into Godown at Consigness' risk and delivery must then be taken from the Company's Godown." Cargo remaining undelivered on May 3rd at noon, will be subject to landing charges and storage charges will be argersed on all Goods undelivered at 5 pm. on May 7th.
No Fire Insurance
Application has been made to will be effected. Whatever
panied by a receipt to the effect the General Managers to issue hat the tendere has deposited to Choy Yau Kum duplicate in the Colonial Treasury a sums Certificate for 10 shares m the of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) above Company upon the state- as a pledge of the bona fides if ment that the Original Certificate
No, 3050,3059-10 shares his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown if tha tenderer refuses to carry out his tender and comply with the
conditions,
No Claim will be recognized after the Goods have left the Steamer or Godown.
All chafed and damaged cargo will be landed into the Godown. and examited on 13th May at 2 No Claith will be recognized
-K. DOI,
P.m
if filed after May 14th, 1915,
HAS BEEN LOST:
Actg. gont. Notice is hereby given that if C. Crookshank, N. L. Doriozy, E. A. Edwards (Monmouthshires), Yesterday was a calm day. We repulsed essily all attacke above-mentioned
Form of tender and further no claim or representation in Hongkong, 30th April, 1915. H. Flemming, K. J. Gibson (Artillery), A. G. Burt (Northumber- delivered against the north of Ypres and Lea Eparges and to-day should the tender be accepted within 30 days from date hereof Hong lande), F. Haswell, O. L. Lawkins, Lient. H. Hoare (Landon Regi-we made further progress in the former locality. Rheims was again
the office of the Director of ficate is made to the General Managors they will proceed to ment), W. Jeffries, H. Keet, 2nd-Lieut. O. Kinnison (London Regi-shelled by the enemy, who threw in more than five hundred shells particulars can be obtained from respect of such Original Certi ment), W. Jeffries, B. Kast, 2nd-Lieut. C. Kinnison (London most of which were of an incendiary nature,
The Government does not bind deal with such application for a Regiment), 2nd-Lient. D. Layton (East Yorkshires), W. Orions G.
A Petrograd communique stars, we repulsed attacks on all Public Worke H. C. Palmer, E. 8. Phillips (Monmouthshires), W. Pittandrigh, J. our fronte. The Tat has arrived at Sebastopol, G. Ramsay (Camerons), E Robertson (Borderers), H. K. Simson,
itself to accept the highest or duplicate.
2nd-Lieut. F, Steward (South Staffordshires), W. Sweny, T. Taylor: B. Toms, Z Tarton, B. Vann, E. M. Webb,
Wounded in Mediterranean: B. W. Hare, R. J. Heard, D. G. Johnson (South Wales Borderers), B, Keenlyside, E. Lomer, J. Mood, R. H. Monck Mason, G. Faxton, G. Tallente.
Killed: A. Barclay (Engineers), O: Featheralone, C. F. Hawking (Field Artillery), A. R. Hewitt, F. Habbert O. G. R. Haster, O. F. Jolie Neally, F. Folehampton, NB. Boott, B. O. Tatham, K. Woodmun
In the Dardanelles the action between the Allied troops and the Tarke is in progress, KZ
We have scooped the town of Gallipoli and have aleo hombard- ed Nagara fort. Twelve hundred prisoners have been taken,
In Champagne the enemy bombarded an ambulance. German warships off the Belgian coast threw 59 beavy shells upon Dunkirk
A. Zeppelin has dropped bombs on the English coast but the
damage
was trifling
any tender.
W. CHATHAN, Director of Fubio Works. Hongkong, 31th April, 1915.00
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